THE WORLD IS FULL OF VANITIES

we are treated daily to too much goose chase, haste and irrationalities. For a long time now i have been observing human around with keen interest in how they behave when faced with different factors.

We wake up and rash out of houses as if these houses are on fire, reason- to be the first ones in the long pile of vehicles, to arrive early to work. We are excited to arrive early and gain praise from our masters who shamelessly suck all our youthful energies and later damp us in the name of cost cutting and downsizing. One employer was very candid to an employee and told him that the age factor was affecting his speed of executing specified tasks.. How cruel can one be?
Back to the rat chase. Once in the office, people breath hot airs all over, domineer, bully ans coerce. All in the name of improving the bottom line
This is a predictably repetitive cycle of events that go on day in day out unabated. We sweat our selves out, to get a knod, get abit of praise.Eventually one retires to an empty homestead, surrounded by bushes, and animals for those who bother to rear them. Loneliness abound.
It is true that all we do is vanity...we heap oursleves with limitless concerns. What a paradox?

Psalm 122

I rejoiced with those who said to me,
"Lets go to the house of the Lord"
Our feet are standing
in your gates Oh Jerusalem.

Jerusalem is built like a city
that is closely compacted together.
That is where the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord,
to praise the name of the Lord
According to the statute give to Israel
There the thrones of judgement stand
the thrones of the house of David
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
"may those who love you be secure.
Mat there be peace within your walls
and security within your citadels."
For the sake of my brother and friends,
I will say "peace be within you"
For the sake of the house of our Lord our God,
I will seek your porsperity.

A WORLD OF CONTRASTS

In the recent times, there have been reports of obesity, the silent killer among the afluent in the society. This made headlines with abandon until the current famine scourge cropped up.
The are guys who starve to death! That means, the utilize all the reserves, use all non esssentail storages until a ppont where the body cannot cope any more.
And talking of contrast, I overheard a neighbor swearing how she would never ever donate to the Kenyas for Kenya Kitty. I thought, this must be extremely mean! We are all exposed directly or indirectly. We have focused too much on blame game and ignored the basic tenets of being human. As mortals, we come, live and one day will surely die. We are sojourners on this earth.
How much will it profit a man (or woman) to amass all wealth and leave it intact. Is it not in order to share the little we have and make a difference in another persons life?

In this part of the country, guys are struggling, waking up early, going to the gymn, jogging, attempting ot starve themselves, using herbs and other means. On the other side, a mother watches helplessly as her children wither and die one by one. What a contrast indeed?